Once again we have come to a phase when, as usual, the Nationalist Party starts its usual ruthless attack on anything that the Labour Party does or says. A typical recent example is Tony Abela's threats that really evoke the PN's prejudice.

I stand to be corrected but I believe that any minister, regardless of situation and party, should always set an example and do his utmost to behave properly if the general public is to look up to him. However, what happened during the PN’s Independence Day activities is truly a disgrace. Such an ironic situation of what they call a memorable day, the PN actually put in jeopardy the young Labour voters.

If this is not a show of pretension, abuse and offence, then I will have to admit that I do not know the true meaning of such words. The arrogance shown to a journalist for simply doing his job is totally unacceptable.

Moreover, I anticipated that Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi himself would be critical of such words due to the fact of his "new style of doing politics", but this did not happen on the Granaries.

Nevertheless, I reflected a couple of times on the statement that Notary Abela made; maybe he was giving a warning to vote Labour because he knows that if the Nationalists are elected once again, Malta would really deteriorate!

Josef Cachia

Hamrun.